Firearms management system
OwnerPaul H. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
A device, system, and associated methods for the management of firearms for locating, tracking, monitoring, indentifying discharge, and related management tasks are disclosed. In one embodiment, a firearm is disclosed having a processor adapted for storing information and receiving and acting upon command and a location monitor adapted to provide specific geographic location information. The processor and location monitor can be integrally formed in a single electronic device. The firearm also includes a connectivity port and a connectivity cable. The system can also include a monitoring station and a configuration computer. In at least one embodiment, a firearm utilizes a processor and a GPS monitor for locating, tracking, monitoring, indentifying discharge, and related management tasks.
Claims6
A method for associating a firearm having an electronic device that can communicate with a user-firearm computer system with a user by an authorized firearm vendor comprising:
- providing user identification data to the user-firearm computer system;
- providing firearm registration data to the user-firearm computer system;
- verifying the user identification data on the user-firearm computer system;
- verifying authenticity of the firearm registration data on the user-firearm computer system;
- verifying user-firearm relationship between said electronic device and the provided user identification data and firearm registration data on the user-firearm computer system;
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- registering user-firearm relationship into the user-firearm computer system.
A method for tracking, recording and alerting the movement of a firearm having an electronic device that can communicate with a user-firearm computer system comprising:
- determining a position of a registered, location-equipped firearm via the electronic device communicating its position to the user-firearm computer system;
- monitoring the position of the registered, location-equipped firearm via the electronic device communicating its position to the user-firearm computer system;
- identifying movement of the registered, location-equipped firearm greater than a predetermined distance via the user-firearm computer system;
- recording the movement of the registered, location-equipped firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- mapping the movement of the registered, location-equipped firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- alerting at least one entity associated with the registered, location-equipped firearm;
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- providing a real-time mapped location to the at least one entity associated with the registered, location-equipped firearm.
A method for firearm import/export control and audit of a firearm having an electronic device that can communicate with a user-firearm computer system comprising:
- activating notification of receipt traceability for a firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- assigning a unique identification for the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- determining a current location associated for the firearm via the electronic device communicating its current location to the user-firearm computer system;
- matching the unique identification for the firearm with a global control number on the user-firearm computer system;
- validating the unique identification and global control number on the user-firearm computer system;
- recording a destination for the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- recording an expected delivery date for the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- recording the movement of the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- tracking movement of the firearm via the electronic device communicating its current location to the user-firearm computer system;
- mapping the movement of the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- providing a real-time mapped location to at least one authorized entity;
- recording a delivered date for the firearm on the user-firearm computer system;
- notifying the at least one authorized entity when the delivered date for the firearm occurs;
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- alerting the at least one authorized entity when the expected delivery date is more than a predetermined amount in the past without the receipt of a delivered date for the firearm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.